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One Game Has Already Been Delayed To Avoid Silksong‘s September Launch
22.8.2025
Plus: Black Ops 7 ditching an option found in nearly ever past Call of Duty game, Double Fine not making sequels, and the weirdest Fortnite stream
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Two Years Later, Starfield Still Hasn't Given Me A Reason To Care
15.7.2025
Since my review of 150 hours spent in Starfield at launch, my opinion on the game has only soured. The added survival mechanics were of fleeting interest to me, and there are a handful of neat mods to toy with. However, nothing I’ve heard of the game’s singular expansion since its 2023 release–from...
The Internet Reacts To The Last Of Us’ Second Season Finale
28.5.2025
The Last of Us concluded its second season on Sunday with a pretty big cliffhanger, as HBO plans to adapt the story of The Last of Us Part II across three seasons in total. Here at Kotaku, I’ve been recapping each episode of the show, and I have not been having a good time. Frankly, I find it to...
The Last Of Us Season Two, Episode Four Recap: U-Haul Lesbian Road Trip
5.5.2025
Well, y’all, this week I decided to give The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin a break. I’ve been pretty harsh toward the show’s second season for fundamentally misunderstanding so many of the bold creative decisions of the game on which it’s based. This week’s episode, however, was the best—or...
The Last Of Us Season Two, Episode Three Recap: On The Road Again
28.4.2025
Hey folks. Y’all feeling alright after last week’s harrowing episode of The Last of Us? Everybody have a productive therapy session to talk about your TV peepaw’s death? Alright, cool, because we’re gonna spend this week’s episode doing more therapy and leaning harder into the show’s worst...
The Last Of Us Season Two, Episode One Recap: Everybody Hates Joel
14.4.2025
“Future Days,” the first episode of The Last of Us season two, opens with the closing moments of season one. Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are standing on a hill with the Jackson settlement they’ll call home in the distance. Ellie, unconvinced by Joel’s story about raiders massacring...
These 8 Black Mirror Episodes Wound Up Becoming Terrifyingly Relevant
19.3.2025
If you talk to enough people about Black Mirror, Netflix’s factory of fear, it won’t take long before someone questions whether they need to watch such a dark show when the actual world we live in is so prone to darkness itself. That would be a misguided view of the long-standing psychological...
Remembering Viktor Antonov, Beloved Artist Behind Half-Life 2 And Dishonored
24.2.2025
It was announced earlier this week that video game artist Viktor Antonov had died at the unreasonably young age of 52. With stints working at big-name studios like Valve and Arkane, Antonov’s work was a key part of some of the most loved games of all time. It was his unmistakable style that defined...
Yellowjackets Season 3 Finally Has A Release Date And Teaser Trailer
19.11.2024
It’s been almost 18 months since we were last tossed back and forth between the dual timelines of twisted survivalist teenagers and their equally disturbed adult counterparts in Showtime’s Yellowjackets. Now, we only have to wait a few more months before diving back into teen cannibalism...
The Mass Effect Trilogy Squadmates, Ranked From Worst To Best
11.11.2024
Last week marked N7 Day, which means Mass Effect fans broke out the fan art and BioWare vaguely gestured at the upcoming fifth game. The studio said this year would be a quiet one, as the team just released Dragon Age: The Veilguard earlier in the week. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still discuss...
The Latest Humble Bundle Is A Treat For Horror Fans
1.11.2024
Halloween may be over but that doesn’t mean that you have to stop enjoying everything scary. For those who love a good thrill, Humble Bundle has a great deal going, letting you snag seven horror games for only twenty bucks. Available until November 12, the collection’s headlining title has to...
10 Incredible Games To Get During Epic’s Giant Halloween Sale
22.10.2024
PC gaming storefront Steam might be known for its huge sales but its rival, the Epic Games Store, isn’t to be ignored this Halloween season. To get you in the spooky mood, the store is currently running a massive sale on a myriad of games perfect for delivering some October chills. But you better...
Hades’ Developer's Earlier Games, Including Bastion, Are On Sale
30.9.2024
Before Hades became what many consider to be 2020’s Game of the Year, its developer, Supergiant Games, made a trio of critically acclaimed titles that displayed the team’s impressive range. Everything from each title’s setting to its respective gameplay was wildly different from the others, which...
The Lollipop Chainsaw Remaster Is A Janky Mess
13.9.2024
According to those who have played it, the recently released remaster of 2012's Lollipop Chainsaw is a janky and hard-to-play mess with performance problems, missing features, and bugs galore.Read more
Tips For Getting Started In Star Wars Outlaws, A Detailed Look At The Mass Effect Board Game, And More Of The Week's Top Pointers
1.9.2024
In this week’s tip-oriented catch-all, we’ll help you get started in Star Wars Outlaws with 21 tips for beginners. We’ll also give you a great look at the Mass Effect board game, point you toward some great discounts on some great games, and help you snag Fallout 76's tough-to-acquire legendary...
Gaze Upon The Majesty That Is The Mass Effect Board Game
29.8.2024
The original Mass Effect crew is reuniting 12 years after they saved the galaxy, but not in a video game. Mass Effect the Board Game—Priority: Hagalaz is a four-player tabletop game set during the events of Mass Effect 3, and it stars most of the Normandy SR-1’s team in a brand-new adventure. Asari...
Everything We Saw At Summer Game Fest 2024
8.6.2024
Today, we got nearly two hours of new trailers for upcoming games courtesy of Geoff Keighley and his annual Summer Game Fest showcase. It was a lot to sit through, but if you missed out on the live stream or just want a recap of everything shown off today, we’ve got you covered. Read more
Another The Last Of Us Game Actor Is Reprising Their Role In The Show
24.5.2024
HBO’s live-action The Last of Us show is currently shooting its second season in Canada. As production continues, the showrunners have been rolling out cast announcements for the people who will join Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie. This has included the actors playing members...
Gears Of War Actor May Have Teased A New Game Is Coming
25.4.2024
Gears of War has been dormant for a fair while. The last mainline game in Xbox’s much-beloved third-person shooter series was 2019’s Gears 5. Developer The Coalition also put out the strategy game Gears Tactics alongside Splash Damage in 2020, but in terms of a new shooter, things have been quiet...
John Cena Should Be In The Zelda Movie, Actually
11.4.2024
John Cena is probably not teasing a role in the upcoming Legend of Zelda live-action film. But after the wrestler-turned-actor posted a no-context image of Link from the original 1986 NES game on his Instagram, fans immediately started running with the mere suggestion that Cena could appear in...